Database manager Teradata said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings rose by 6 percent as an increase in services revenue more than offset weak sales.The company earned $84 million, or 48 cents per share, in the quarter compared with a profit of $79 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same...

RealNetworks Inc., a provider of streaming digital music technology, said Thursday that it will manage ringtones and full-track music services for Sprint Corp.Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.A RealNetworks spokeswoman said the company is taking over from several vendors that...

Communications and information provider Sylogist Ltd. (TSXV:SYZ) booked an increase in its first-quarter earnings as revenues jumped 25 per cent, the company said Thursday.It saw net income of $935,070 or six cents a share in the period ended Dec. 31, up from $166,532 or a penny a share in the...

Abacast, Inc., a provider of streaming solutions for the online radio and video industries, has today announced two new Board Members and record revenue for 2009.Tim Napoleon, currently co-founder and President at AllDigital (www.alldigital.com (http://www.alldigital.com) ), joins Abacast's...

Apple Inc's forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229.35 for the company to produce, according to an estimate on Wednesday from research house iSuppli. The group conducted what it called a "virtual teardown" of the iPad, since the device is not yet available and component suppliers have not been announced.

Drugmakers are starting to get into bed with information technology companies as they struggle to prove the value of their medicines to governments and insurers. By using smart gadgets to monitor patients in real time, pharmaceutical companies believe they can improve clinical outcomes and establish the cost-effectiveness of treatments.

Sweden took the number one spot from the United States to top the annual rankings on the usage of telecommunications technologies such as networks, cellphones and computers, a report released on Thursday shows.

The most advanced solar observatory ever built rocketed into space Thursday on a five-year quest to shed light on Earth's star. It was NASA's second launch in four days. On Monday, Endeavour blasted off to the International Space Station.

Scientists have pieced together most of the DNA of a man who lived in Greenland about 4,000 years ago, a pioneering feat that revealed hints about his appearance and even an increased risk of baldness. It's the first genome from an ancient human, showing the potential for what one expert called a time machine for learning about the biology of ancient people.

Why people stutter has long been a medical mystery, with the condition blamed over the years on emotional problems, overbearing parents and browbeating teachers. Now, for the first time, scientists have found genes that could explain some cases of stuttering.

Owen Van Natta is stepping down as CEO of struggling social networking site MySpace, effective immediately, after less than a year on the job. MySpace's parent, News Corp., made the announcement late Wednesday.

Silicon Valley's economy took a big hit during the global meltdown and could have trouble climbing out, according to a report released Wednesday. The 2010 Index of Silicon Valley said the region is entering a "new phase of uncertainty"...

Facebook has deleted the pages of 30 U.K. prisoners at the request of the British government, the justice minister announced Thursday, after several incidents in which inmates reportedly used the Internet to plot with criminals and intimidate victims.